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Celebrating Lee Kuan Yew and the Singapore Story

23 March 2015 Theo Acheampong

The world certainly mourns when a great man dies. Today, we celebrate the life of one such great leader who…

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Posted in: Writings Filed under: Development, Economics, Government

Ghana-Cote d’Ivoire Maritime Border Dispute: Time to Act Strategically? (Part 2)

5 March 2015 Theo Acheampong

In an interesting twist of events, the Ivorian government formally requested the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea…

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Posted in: Oil and Gas, Writings Filed under: Development, Economics, ECOWAS, Energy, Energy Security, Ghana, Government, Maritime Disputes, Petroleum

Socio-Economic and Governance Conditions in Ghana – The State of the Nation By IEA-Ghana

25 February 2015 Theo Acheampong

Extract from the latest and damning IEA Report on the most important problems confronting the country. I dare say this…

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Posted in: Economics, Writings Filed under: Economics, Government, Leadership, Political Economy, Politics

Turning Organic Waste into Gold Dust

23 February 2015 Theo Acheampong

This is one of the policy initiatives I will vigorously pursue to diversify Ghana’s energy mix, were I to have…

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Posted in: Writings Filed under: Development, Energy, Government, Technology and Innovation

Middle Class Activism, Regional Devolution and Cocoa Politics in the Gold Coast (Circa 1955)

21 February 2015 Theo Acheampong

Extracts from The Times newspaper of 1955 (1) “Throughout the country the middle classes, men in the upper ranks of…

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Posted in: History, Writings Filed under: Ghana, Government, Leadership, Politics

Ghana’s Economy: The More Things Change, the More They Remain the Same

10 January 2015 Theo Acheampong

Post the Senchi consensus and ongoing IMF bailout talks, one would have thought that the Government will make firm commitments…

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Posted in: Economics, Writings Filed under: Economics, Finance, Government, Political Economy

GHANA’S TIER TWO-PENSION SCHEME AND MATTERS ARISING

26 October 2014 Theo Acheampong

For those who want to understand the impasse between labour unions and government on the tier two pensions scheme, I…

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Posted in: Writings Filed under: Economics, Ghana, Government, Political Economy

BOOK REVIEW: IS THIS WHY AFRICA IS? BY MARRICKE KOFI GANE (AUTHOR)

15 October 2014 Theo Acheampong

 Review by Theo Acheampong Africa today is a continent of almost 1 billion people, and has witnessed a remarkable growth…

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Posted in: Books, Writings Filed under: Africa, Books, Development, Economics, Government, Political Economy

GHANA’S MIDDLE CLASS, POLITICAL ACTIVISM AND ECONOMIC REFORMS

11 August 2014 Theo Acheampong

Do you know that the French, Bolshevik and Chinese Revolutions were all led by discontented middle-class individuals? Middle-class status is…

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Posted in: Economics, History, Writings Filed under: Government, Leadership, Political Economy

Adverse Effects of Bank of Ghana’s Monetary Policy Measures on the Cedi

31 March 2014 Theo Acheampong

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Posted in: Economics, Writings Filed under: Economics, Finance, Ghana, Government

Genetically Modified Foods in Africa: The Debate Rages on

14 December 2013 Theo Acheampong

As Africa becomes the latest battleground for GMOs, many a one-sided opinion piece led by pro-GMO scientists, companies and lobbies…

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Posted in: Writings Filed under: Agriculture, Development, Government, Technology and Innovation

The Accra Monorail System

13 October 2013 Theo Acheampong

ver wondered about the possibility of building a comprehensive and well integrated Rapid Mass Transit System (Metro-System) that is rail…

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Posted in: Economics, Writings Filed under: Development, Economics, Finance, Ghana, Government, Technology and Innovation

Crude Oil Find in Ghana & Cote D’Ivoire: Time to Act Strategically? (Part 1)

27 April 2013 Theo Acheampong

 This week, international news media reported that France’s Total had struck oil on the CI-100 block off Ivory Coast adjacent…

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Posted in: Energy, Writings Filed under: Africa, Development, Economics, Energy, Government, Petroleum

Data in Development Planning: The Ghana Open Data Initiative

2 April 2013 Theo Acheampong

  One positive thing I came across last week was the Ghana Open Data initiative. This initiative facilitated by the…

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Posted in: Writings Filed under: Development, Entrepreneurship and Creativity, Government, Technology and Innovation

On Budget Deficits: US and Ghana

3 March 2013 Theo Acheampong

So President Obama last night enacted wide-ranging $85 billion spending cuts in a bid to close the deficit. Total public…

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Posted in: Economics, Writings Filed under: Economics, Government, Leadership

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